The Shortlist for Feb. 5

Man of the people Kevin Bacon doesn't mess around when it comes to travel in New York; he rides the subway, just like everyone else. "It's the fastest way to get around the city," explained the actor in a recent interview. "When I'm on the train, I play solitaire, Angry Birds and backgammon on my phone." And if he's spotted by a star-struck straphanger while biding his time on the 2-3, he's not likely to mind. ''Fame is very much a double-edged sword," he once explained. "I had a prosthetic disguise made, because I wanted to see what it would be like not to be recognized. I didn't like it very much -- no one was nice to me. People didn't bother me, but they also looked right through me.'' (MSN)

Man of the people Kevin Bacon doesn't mess around when it comes to travel in New York; he rides the subway, just like everyone else. "It's the fastest way to get around the city," explained the actor in a recent interview. "When I'm on the train, I play solitaire, Angry Birds and backgammon on my phone." And if he's spotted by a star-struck straphanger while biding his time on the 2-3, he's not likely to mind. ''Fame is very much a double-edged sword," he once explained. "I had a prosthetic disguise made, because I wanted to see what it would be like not to be recognized. I didn't like it very much -- no one was nice to me. People didn't bother me, but they also looked right through me.'' (MSN)